We want to hear your voice at the Kansas Prevention Conference!

The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is June 17, 2024.

Share your knowledge and expertise at the 2024 Kansas Prevention Conference. The Kansas Prevention Conference provides educational opportunities to increase awareness of emerging trends, build skills and knowledge to prevent suicide, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug misuse, and advocate for best practices.

The KPC Conference hosts state and local professionals from the various facets of the substance misuse prevention field and related disciplines. Conference breakout session on October 3rd and 4th will be 45 minutes, 60 minutes, or 90-minute sessions. The pre-conference on October 2nd will be 4 hours.

The Kansas Prevention Conference invites proposals that:

  • Reflect on emerging techniques and cutting-edge content related to substance misuse or suicide prevention
  • Provide useful content for the public and prevention professionals
  • Stimulate and provoke discussion and audience engagement
  • Deliver model practices using approaches for different types of learners
  • Present evidence-based strategies
  • Use multimedia approaches to enhance attendee learning

Presenter and Presentation Information

  • Basic Theory and Practice
  • Building Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Prevention Workforce Development
  • Keeping Current with Prevention Science
  • Best Prevention Practices
  • Innovative Partnerships and Capacity Building
  • Evidence-based strategies and emerging practices
  • Coalition-building strategies such as engaging sectors, civic leadership, sustainability, or data collection
  • Emerging drug and behavioral health trends
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Alcohol, Tobacco, or Marijuana Abuse Prevention
  • Prescription Drugs, Stimulants, Methamphetamine, or Synthetic Drug Misuse Prevention
  • Youth Leadership and Development
  • Community Collaboration with Related Fields, such as Business/Industry, Education, Local/State/Federal Government, and Community Partners
  • Prevention in Schools, Higher Education, and College Campuses
  • Problem Gambling
  • Trauma-Informed Care, Resilience-Oriented Care, or ACES
  • Racial Equity in Prevention
  • Harm Reduction

 

Note: Presenters may submit proposals on other topics; however, they must relate to substance misuse prevention.

  • Share expertise, research or program information with colleagues
  • Play an important role in an exciting Kansas statewide conference
  • Expand your professional portfolio
  • Listing on the conference electronic marketing/program materials
  • Complementary registration for presenters
  • Meals, participant items, Continuing Education Hours and/or any other item available to participants

 

Note: Travel and lodging is not included. Block your lodging as soon as possible if you plan on attending to ensure you have a room at the host hotel.

  • Presenters are responsible for travel and lodging accommodations, and other associated costs for this conference. These fees and costs will not be reimbursed by the Conference
  • Presenters should bring all presentation files with them to the conference on a portable
  • Presenters, when possible, are encouraged to use the logos and marketing logos available on the conference website in their presentations to brand the presentation.
  • Presentations that appear to be promotional in nature may not be
  • Presenters are encouraged to interact and participate on conference social media
  • Limit panels of speakers to no more than 4 people (including a facilitator).
  • Participants may present in multiple workshops.
  • Presenter’s name/title/affiliation
  • Presenter’s contact information
  • Presenter’s brief biography
  • A resume/CV


If adding a co-presenter(s), please have all of the above information ready about the co-presenter

  • Presentation title (for conference brochure)
  • Presentation description (for conference brochure)
  • Three educational objectives (for CEUs)
  • Presentation topic
  • Breakout session identifier

The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is June 17, 2024.

Contact
Information

For questions or information, please email Janell Stang at janell.stang@wichita.edu or call (316) 779-4014.